Candle Lab
Observations: Before performing the experiment, the following remarks were recorded:
The mass of the candle was 59.2 grams.
The measurement of the visible wick is 0.5 cm.
The length of the candle is 16,5 cm.
The candle was pink in color.
The circumference of the candle was 7.5 cm.
The candle’s width was 2 cm.
The state of the candle was solid.
The candle was already used and burned.
The base’s circumference was 8 cm.
The candle is buoyant in water,
The candle’s volume is 66 ml.
The density of the candle is 0.897 g/ml.
The candle gave off no odor.
The top of the candle had a smooth texture.
The base of the candle had a rough texture from the dried, running wax. After the five minute burning period was completed, the following observations …show more content…
The measurement of the visible wick is 0.5 cm.
The length of the candle is 16,5 cm.
The candle was pink in color, but had a white color near the wick.
The circumference of the candle was 7.8 cm.
The candle’s width was 2 cm.
The state of the candle was solid, but there was some liquid near the wick,
The candle was …show more content…
During the burning period, the flame vaporizes the candle’s wax which yields water and carbon dioxide into the air. This causes the candle to melt slightly and drip down the sides of the candle, which shows a change after the burning period. Also, the whole purpose of the experiment was to increase observational skills and think of ways to perform the experiment with provided tools in the laboratory. Practicing accurate measuring and data collecting skills due to human nature as vision can be be unreliable sometimes. Many errors did occur during this experiment. While the candle was burning, many of the observations made could not be recorded due to the burning flame. The use of water displacement could have possible errors as well. The amount of water in the graduated cylinder could have been slightly off by the smallest amount before and after the candle was burned. As a result of this experiment, a candle does change as a result of a five minute burning period and can be determined with accurate measuring and data collecting
The mass of the candle was 59.2 grams.
The measurement of the visible wick is 0.5 cm.
The length of the candle is 16,5 cm.
The candle was pink in color.
The circumference of the candle was 7.5 cm.
The candle’s width was 2 cm.
The state of the candle was solid.
The candle was already used and burned.
The base’s circumference was 8 cm.
The candle is buoyant in water,
The candle’s volume is 66 ml.
The density of the candle is 0.897 g/ml.
The candle gave off no odor.
The top of the candle had a smooth texture.
The base of the candle had a rough texture from the dried, running wax. After the five minute burning period was completed, the following observations …show more content…
The measurement of the visible wick is 0.5 cm.
The length of the candle is 16,5 cm.
The candle was pink in color, but had a white color near the wick.
The circumference of the candle was 7.8 cm.
The candle’s width was 2 cm.
The state of the candle was solid, but there was some liquid near the wick,
The candle was …show more content…
During the burning period, the flame vaporizes the candle’s wax which yields water and carbon dioxide into the air. This causes the candle to melt slightly and drip down the sides of the candle, which shows a change after the burning period. Also, the whole purpose of the experiment was to increase observational skills and think of ways to perform the experiment with provided tools in the laboratory. Practicing accurate measuring and data collecting skills due to human nature as vision can be be unreliable sometimes. Many errors did occur during this experiment. While the candle was burning, many of the observations made could not be recorded due to the burning flame. The use of water displacement could have possible errors as well. The amount of water in the graduated cylinder could have been slightly off by the smallest amount before and after the candle was burned. As a result of this experiment, a candle does change as a result of a five minute burning period and can be determined with accurate measuring and data collecting